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>        If true, any error will terminate the current session.  By default,
        this is set to false, so that only FATAL errors will terminate the
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>        When set to true, which is the default, <SPAN
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        will automatically reinitialize after a backend crash.  Leaving this
        value set to true is normally the best way to maximize the availability
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